The New Granada Building, a Hill District landmark that has stared down more than its share of false starts, just got a fresh shot of state money to help finally bring its ground floor back to life.
The Shapiro administration has awarded the Hill Community Development Corporation a $1 million Main Street Matters grant to renovate part of the historic building on Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. The funding is targeted at the New Granada’s first floor as the broader New Granada Square redevelopment keeps moving ahead.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger announced on May 26 that the state is putting $17.2 million into 56 community projects through the Main Street Matters program. That round includes a $1,000,000 award to the Hill CDC and roughly $4.52 million total for projects across the Pittsburgh region, according to DCED…